Medical device



Aug. 9, 1960 A. E. MANN 2,948,279

MEDICAL DEVICE Filed July 18, 1957 ATTE! R N EYS United States Patent OMEDICAL DEVICE Arthur E. Mann, 701 Union St., Braintree, Mass.

Filed July 18, 1957, Ser. No. 672,689

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-232) This invention relates to a med-'ical device orappliance.

The object of the invention is to provide a medical appliance which canbe used for discharging a quantity of iluid or liquid into a desiredarea.

Another object of the invention is to provide a medical appliance whichincludes a syringe that is adapted to be g connected to a tube andwherein the tube can be strapped on to or connected to a portion of aperson-s body so that fluid can be dispensed or discharged into anydesired iea and wherein the uid may contain medication or the Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a medical appliance which isextremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollow-ing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame.

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the medical appliance ofthe present invention, and with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a plug for closingthe end of the stern that leads from the syringe, when the device is notbeing used.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral indicates a supportmember which may have a flaring or tapered shape, and the support member16 is provided with an open end which is threaded internally as at 11.Extending from the support member 10 and secured thereto or formedintegral therewith is a hose or tube 12. A plurality of bands or straps13 which may be made of any suitable material such as rubber, areconnected to a portion of the tube 12, and the bands 13 are adapted tobe connected to a suitable supporting member such as a portion of apersons body.

vThe numeral 14 indicates a syringe which is provided with a threadedneck '15 that is adapted to be arranged in threaded engagement with theport-ion 11 of the support member 10. A stem 16 extends inwardly fromthe syringe 14, and the stern -16 is provided with a threaded endportion 17. A suitable closure plug or cap 18, Figure 3, may be mountedon the end portionI 17 of the stem- 16 when the device is not beingused, so as to preventaccidental dripping of the fluid from the syringe14.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that there has been provided amedical appliance which can be used for discharging or dispensing apredetermined quantity of fluid, medicine or the like into any desiredlocation. In use, the syringe 14 is adapted to hold a suitable quantityof the fluid to be dispensed, and then with the parts arranged as shownin Figure 1 for example, it will be seen that the neck 16 of the syringe14 is arranged in threaded engagement with the portion 11 of the supportmember 10. The bands 13 which .may be made of yieldable or resilientmaterial such as rubber, may be connected to a portion of a persons bodywhereby an end of the tube 12 can be supported so that the fluid issuingthrough the tube 12 can be discharged in a desired area. With the partsarranged as shown in Figure 1, it will be seen that upon application ofmanual pressure to the bulb 14,

Patented Aug. 9, 1960 fluid or the like within the bulb 14 will bedispensed out through the stem 16 and this fluid will then pass outthrough the elongated tube 12 and the end of the tube 12 is open so thatthe fluid can be discharged therefrom into any desired area. The deviceis constructed so that the bands 13 permit an end of the tube 12 to besupported in a position which is contiguous to the area that is to becovered or saturated with the fluid, while the bulby 14 can beconveniently held in a somewhat remote location. The bands 13 areresilient or yieldable, and it will be seen that the bands 13 willexpand or contract sufficiently so as to permit the tube to be attachedto portions of a persons body which are of different sizes or shapes.When the device is not being used, the plug 18 may be mounted on an endof the stem `16 so lthat the iluid will not accidentally leak out.

The device or appliance of the present invention is comfortable to wear,and the parts can be made of any suitable material and in differentshapes or sizes. The bands 13 may be loose on the tube 12 or else theymay be secured thereto, and these bands .13 may be spaced apart in anydesired position. The entire article 4is preferably made quite small sothat it can be conveniently carried from place to place.

As a specific example of the use of the present invention, the bands 13may be fitted over a penis so that the tube 12 is at the lower partthereof, and then the tube 12 can lead between the legs s0 that the bulb14 can be conveniently gripped or held in the users hand. FIlhe bulb 14may be lled with any suitable material to be dispensed such as amaterial to be used in articial insemination, a medicine to preventdisease, or the like or any other suitable medication and the devicewill permit the material to be directed in the exact location desiredwith greater efficiency.

While I have shown a preferred form of my invention, I reserve allrights to such modifications as properly fall within .the scope of theinvention as claimed.

I cla-im:

1. In a medical appliance, a support member having a tapered shape andprovided with an open end, the inner portion of said support memberbeing threaded n adjacent the open end thereof, a tube extending fromsaid support member, a plurality of spaced apart bands connected to aportion of said tube, and a syringe including a manually operable bulbarranged outside of said support member, said syringe including athreaded neck arranged in threaded engagement with the threaded portionof said support member, and a stern projecting into said support memberand connected to said bulb.

2. ln a medical appliance, a support member having a tapered shape andprovided with an openend, the inner portion of said support member beingthreaded adjacent the open end thereof, a tube extending from sardsupport member, a plurality of spaced apart bands connected to a portionof said tube, a syringe including a manually operable bulb arrangedoutside of said support member, said syringe including a threaded neckarranged in threaded engagement with the threaded portion of saidsupport member, a stern projecting into said support member andconnected to said bulb, said stem being provided with a threaded endportion, and a plug removably mounted on the threaded end portion ofsaid stem to prevent the leakage of liquid from said syringe into saidsupport member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS758,643 Haigh May 3, 1904 FOEIGN PATENTS 151,080 Switzerland Feb. 1,1932

